Highest-paying jobs in College Station for high school graduates

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#50. Light truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $45,490
- Median hourly wage: $21.87
- Total employment: 560 people (4.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Loan interviewers and clerks

- Median annual wage: $45,810
- Median hourly wage: $22.02
- Total employment: 170 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $46,090
- Median hourly wage: $22.16
- Total employment: 200 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $46,320
- Median hourly wage: $22.27
- Total employment: 130 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $47,020
- Median hourly wage: $22.60
- Total employment: 40 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $47,040
- Median hourly wage: $22.61
- Total employment: 450 people (3.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Surveying and mapping technicians

- Median annual wage: $47,080
- Median hourly wage: $22.63
- Total employment: 60 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers

- Median annual wage: $47,130
- Median hourly wage: $22.66
- Total employment: 130 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $47,210
- Median hourly wage: $22.70
- Total employment: 80 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $47,240
- Median hourly wage: $22.71
- Total employment: 130 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Helpers--electricians

- Median annual wage: $47,500
- Median hourly wage: $22.84
- Total employment: 90 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $48,540
- Median hourly wage: $23.34
- Total employment: 60 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $48,590
- Median hourly wage: $23.36
- Total employment: 110 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $48,970
- Median hourly wage: $23.54
- Total employment: 40 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $49,070
- Median hourly wage: $23.59
- Total employment: 340 people (2.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel

- Median annual wage: $49,700
- Median hourly wage: $23.90
- Total employment: 780 people (5.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $49,790
- Median hourly wage: $23.94
- Total employment: 450 people (3.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors

- Median annual wage: $50,460
- Median hourly wage: $24.26
- Total employment: 390 people (2.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $50,640
- Median hourly wage: $24.35
- Total employment: 40 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $51,190
- Median hourly wage: $24.61
- Total employment: 290 people (2.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $51,740
- Median hourly wage: $24.87
- Total employment: 60 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door

- Median annual wage: $52,140
- Median hourly wage: $25.07
- Total employment: 70 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $53,080
- Median hourly wage: $25.52
- Total employment: 390 people (2.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $53,360
- Median hourly wage: $25.66
- Total employment: 50 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $53,760
- Median hourly wage: $25.85
- Total employment: 100 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $55,230
- Median hourly wage: $26.55
- Total employment: 100 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $55,430
- Median hourly wage: $26.65
- Total employment: 70 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $55,490
- Median hourly wage: $26.68
- Total employment: 500 people (3.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $56,580
- Median hourly wage: $27.20
- Total employment: 190 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $58,720
- Median hourly wage: $28.23
- Total employment: 130 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $59,090
- Median hourly wage: $28.41
- Total employment: 330 people (2.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $59,820
- Median hourly wage: $28.76
- Total employment: 40 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $60,350
- Median hourly wage: $29.01
- Total employment: Not available

#17. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

- Median annual wage: $60,460
- Median hourly wage: $29.07
- Total employment: 1,890 people (14.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Property, real estate, and community association managers

- Median annual wage: $60,500
- Median hourly wage: $29.09
- Total employment: 420 people (3.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products

- Median annual wage: $60,600
- Median hourly wage: $29.13
- Total employment: 600 people (4.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

- Median annual wage: $62,420
- Median hourly wage: $30.01
- Total employment: 380 people (2.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $62,640
- Median hourly wage: $30.12
- Total employment: 420 people (3.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

- Median annual wage: $64,150
- Median hourly wage: $30.84
- Total employment: 590 people (4.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining

- Median annual wage: $64,890
- Median hourly wage: $31.20
- Total employment: 40 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $65,540
- Median hourly wage: $31.51
- Total employment: 190 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $66,810
- Median hourly wage: $32.12
- Total employment: 50 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

- Median annual wage: $68,220
- Median hourly wage: $32.80
- Total employment: 520 people (3.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $75,480
- Median hourly wage: $36.29
- Total employment: 60 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $76,740
- Median hourly wage: $36.90
- Total employment: 530 people (4.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $77,180
- Median hourly wage: $37.11
- Total employment: 110 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $78,150
- Median hourly wage: $37.57
- Total employment: 40 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $87,220
- Median hourly wage: $41.94
- Total employment: 180 people (1.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $96,770
- Median hourly wage: $46.52
- Total employment: 40 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $96,800
- Median hourly wage: $46.54
- Total employment: 70 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Cu Fleshman, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 364 metros.

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